Panama Canal

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The canal is a 

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waterway

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Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?

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to reduce travel time

Front

The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two bodies of water?

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Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean

Front

What disease spread through the Panama Canal? Options: chicken pox, cancer, flu, yellow fever

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yellow fever

Front

What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?

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Teddy Roosevelt

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What was created to make the canal successful in getting boats above sea level?

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locks

Front

Early on, what caused most workers to want to flee from Panama?

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Diseases

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Which country tried and failed to build the Panama Canal? Options: France, Great Britain, China, Mexico

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France

Front

What is the 50 mile international waterway that allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles, referring to?

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Panama Canal

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What was the issue the French had when digging the Canal? Options: They tried to make the canal French., They didn't know how to get across the isthmus., They tried to dig the canal at sea level., Their ditch didn't work

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They tried to dig the canal at sea level.